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Psychology Qs #3
General Psychology Test Questions #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders? | The DSM is a classification system that describes the features used to diagnose each recognized mental disorder and indicates how the disorder can be distinguished from other, similar problems. |
| What is the helplessness theory of depression? | Individuals who are prone to depression automatically attribute negative experiences to causes that are internal(their own fault), stable (unlikely to change), and global (widespread). |
| example of the theory of depression | A student at risk for depression might view a bad grade on a math test as a sign of low intelligence (internal)that will never change(stable) and that will lead to failure in all of his or her future endeavors (global). |
| what are the symptoms of Schizophrenia? | Delusion Hallucination Disorganized Speech Grossly disorganized behavior Negative Symptoms |
| Delusion | a patently false belief system,ofter bizarre and grandiose, that is maintained in spite of its irrationality. |
| Hallucination | a false perceptual experience that has a compelling sense of being real despite the absence of external stimulation. |
| Disorganized speech | a severe disruption of verbal communication in which ideas shift rapidly and incoherently from one to another unrelated topic. |
| Grossly disorganized behavior | behavior that is inappropriate for the situation or ineffective in attaining goals, often with specific motor disturbances. |
| Negative symptoms | Includes emotional and social withdrawal; apathy; poverty of speech; and other indications of the absence or insufficiency of normal behavior, motivation, and emotion. |
| What is Psychopathology? | The study of abnormal human behavior. -Diagnosis- a collection of all the syptoms of a disorder -Etiology- causes or explainations -Treatment- Cure (palliative)- day to day managing it |
| What is Statistical Abnormality? | Behavior is abnormal when unusual in frequency compared in a group. A statistical anomaly. |
| Social Deviancy abnormality | Behavior is abnormal when it violates social norms, traditions, conventions, in a given social context. |
| Maladaptiveness | Most used definition of abnormality, not coping. Behavior is abnormal when the consequences are negative, epsecially in social relations, school, work and health. finances hobbies spirituality. |
| Statistical abnormality strengths and weaknesses. | Strengths- Objective, emotionally neutral, just the facts. Weaknesses- Cut off points, where do you draw the line between normal and abnormal? |
| Social deviancy abnormality strength and weaknesses. | Strengths- if you beleive that cultures define values, this is your definition, it is easy to use, all you have to do is be around. Weaknesses- Inconsistent across time and place, easy to misdiagnose people. |
| Maladaptiveness strengths and weaknesses. | Strengths- Focuses on the individual and the individuals behavior. Probably the best definition in telling the difference between health and illness. Weaknesses- Isn't it still possible to be functional and still be abnormal? |
| What is transference? | when the analyst begins to assume a major significance in the clients life and the client reacts to the analyst based on unconscious childhood fantasies. |
| What is systematic desensitization? | a procedure in which the client relaxes all of the muscles in his or her body while imagining being in increasingly frightening situations. |
| What is eclectic theory or eclectic therapy? | A form of psychotherapy that involves drawing on techniques from different forms of therapy, depending on the client and the problem. |
| Discuss Psychoanalytic therapy. | Industrialization- steam engine model for how much energy Romanticism- passions/emotions are stronger y than rational thinking. |
| Psychoanalytic therapy continued. | Unconscious- like an iceberg You avoid these conflicts by using defense mechanisms. When the defense mechanisms fail you have mental illness. You have an inability to cope You need insight into the conflicts. Like dream interpretation, and hypnosis. |
| Psychoanalytic therapy continued. #2 | After insight you have emotional release – Catharsis (a good cry) Then learn new defense mechanisms |
| Describe behavioral therapy. give example. | Change behavior by using the Principles of Learning, Classical conditioning, operant conditioning and social cognitive learning. Systematic Desensitization |
| Describe cognitive Therapy. | Your perception is your reality. You deal with your own thoughts. Help people challenge their negative and irrational thinking. Cognitive restructuring. |
| Cognitive therapy example with thought log. | 5 steps to thought log 1. Event: be specific 2. First thoughts - especially negative 3. Emotions – what did you feel 4. Action – what did you do 5. Back to step 2 and challenge those thoughts |
| Describe Existential therapy and give an example. | 1. Meaning in life (purpose) is critical – How can we find it? What gives you passion, motivation? 2. Choices – making choices, you must choose what you do. 3. Responsibility, you own it, all of it. |
| What is group therapy? | Bringing people together with a similar problem. people will give emotional support and these people get you, they know what its like. Instrumental support- The group members acts as therapists for one another. |
| What is family therapy? | Looks at the family dynamics. Lets the family engage. therapist is looking for the roles of each member of the family and tries to manipulate them. They work on communication. |
| What are the 3 classes of drugs used to treat mental illnesses? | 1)Anti depressants 2)anti anxiety 3)anti psychotics. |
| What mental illnesses do they treat? -all widely used. | Anti-depressants - depression, anxiety, addiction recovery, OCD, Panic disorders Anti-anxiety - anxiety, depression, PTSD, initial stages of addiction, pre-surgery, eating disorders. Anti-psychotics - major tranq, nueraleptics, schizo, bipolar,PPPD,Auti |
| How do they work in the brain? | 1)Usually impacts 3 nuero t's, NE, S-HT, DA 2)Increases GABA 3)Brings DA levels down in the limbic system by blocking receptor sites, Increasing DA in the PFC, and increasing glutamate all over brain. |
| What are the side effects of each? | 1)Weight gain, upset stomach, jitters, morning fog, agitation suicide. 2)Really addicting, Overdose easilly 3)Sedatives, motor disturbances, Akinesia,Tardive dyskinesia, Ticks |
| What is ECT? | Electric Convulsive Therapy - used for treating serious depression. can cause memory problems. |
| What is TMS? | Trans-Cranial Magnetic Stimulation - treats for depression, Schizophrenia, OCD, it is the really modern. not nomothetic yet. |
| What is Psycho-surgery? | Surgery on the brain. Frontal lobotomy, Trans-orbital lobotomy. - Cingulatomy- on the side of the brain. - DBS- Deep brain stimulation, pacemaker for the brain. |
| Three things learned from the movie Genie. | 1)she was found at age 13 2)she was kept in her room isolated for about 10 years 3)she knew about 100 words by spring after she was found. |
| Three Things learned from the movie Boy interrupted. | 1)He killed himself at age 15 2)we unconsciously block out things that are too painful to confront 3)he was diagnosed with bipolar depression 4) the boy was unreachable when going through a phase |
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